Annual Pony Swim

July 24, 2013 |compiled from wire photos

A Chincoteague pony breaks away from its herd along the beach at Assateague Island, Va. on Monday morning, July 22, 2013. "Saltwater Cowboys" on horseback began to round up the approximately 150 wild ponies that live on Assateague Island prior to Chincoteague's 88th annual Pony Swim on Wednesday, July 24.

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A Chincoteague pony breaks away from its herd along the beach at Assateague Island, Va. on Monday morning, July 22, 2013. "Saltwater Cowboys" on horseback began to round up the approximately 150 wild ponies that live on Assateague Island prior to Chincoteague's 88th annual Pony Swim on Wednesday, July 24.